Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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